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THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S MIDDLE EAST POLICY AT A TIME OF WAR - An Assessment of US Policy Six Months Into the Israel-Hamas War

1 May 2024

In the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas the capacity of Hamas to conduct attacks against war, US diplomats also worked to secure the release Israel, but it remains to be seen how much Israel has of thousands of Americans, mostly of Palestinian degraded the threat over the long term, and the plans origin, who were trapped in the Gaza Strip but not for post-war security are still unclear. [...] In February, of attacks and threats emanating from Iraq, the contours of a possible deal that Israel reportedly Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.  agreed to involve a six-week truce and the release of 40 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for • The Houthis in Yemen attacked international shipping an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners held in the Red Sea and linked the rationale for the. [...] The a range of factors, including the fact that the parties Biden administration launched “Operation Prosperity to the conflict continue to use force, violence, military Guardian,” a multinational military effort to defend action, propaganda, and media statements to shape the security and safety of shipping across the Red the calculations of those involved in the negotiations. [...] The facts on the ground, including the conducting attacks across the region in the past six unpredictable dynamics of multiple conflicts in the Middle months demonstrates a gap in the current strategic East and the will, intentions, and capacities of the main approach by the United States. [...] The United States remains the most influential and to shift the calculus of the adversaries and rivals America powerful external actor in the Middle East, but it faces and its partners face in the region.
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